Principles of the U-TURN meal plan
| Principle | Additional comment |
|---|---|
| Homemade food | Recipes are included |
| Limit processed food items | |
| Include seasonal greens and fruits (minimum 600 g/day) | |
| Maximum two pieces of fruits per day | |
| Limit the amount of sodium | |
| Include fish (350 g/week) | 200 g should be ‘fat’ fish, for example, salmon or mackerel |
| Fibre rich food items (3 g/MJ) | |
| Hot meals should include fish once per week, one vegan meal per week | |
| Minced meat maximum twice per week | |
| Organic food items | Not a demand—but participants are encouraged to use organic food items |
| Hot meals should contain minimum 200 g vegetables per meal, maximum one-fourth of the plate should be meat, maximum one-fourth of the plate should be high glycaemic index/load food items | |
| Ad libitum intake of water and tea is allowed | |
| Maximum two cups of coffee/day | |
| No sugar sweetened beverages (including soda pops, juice or artificial sweetened beverages) | Juice is allowed in case of subjective signs of hypoglycaemia in relation to training (see below) |
| Alcohol is discouraged throughout the intervention period |